Flake
87-39-1140
From: Switzerland | Neuchatel Canton | Lake Neuchatel | Neuchatel
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1140 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Neuchatel Canton | Lake Neuchatel | Neuchatel |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2450 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Quartzite |
| Description | Rose coloured inside with white outer layer. roughly triangular in section. Upper face is original pebble. Probably of natural origin. Mended. Rose coloured inside with white outer layer. roughly triangular in section. Upper face is original pebble. Probably of natural origin. (VB 1941) Quartz, rose inside with white outer layer. Canoe-shaped. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 9 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1140 - Old Museum Number | 1179 - Collector Number | 7 - Original Number |
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